You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
ROSA PARKSVictory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
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That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
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